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Abortion, teacher pay and tax cuts: Bills to watch this legislative session

Mississippi lawmakers filed nearly 2,000 bills as of this week’s deadline for drafting general legislation, slightly lower than the nearly 2,500 that had been filed this time last year.

Wicker Encourages Biden to Unify America

OPINION column by Senator Roger Wicker

Impeachment and Far-Left Proposals Will Not Heal Divisions

Mississippi Department of Archives and History - Nearly $3M in Preservation Grants Awarded

At a special meeting on January 22, the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History awarded nearly $3 million on behalf of the Community Heritage Preservation Grant prog

COVID-19 spreads at the Capitol, quarantine orders expected for some senators

Some members of the Mississippi Senate are expected to receive a quarantine notice from the Mississippi State Department of Health, notifying them not to return to the state Capitol until they rece

USM Researchers Date Timbers from North Mississippi Structure to 1734

What began with a random phone call became an intense research project that led to remarkable discoveries by a group of professors and students at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM).

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : January 13th, 2021
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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 11:06 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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PEER Committee Releases Report on Inmate Cost Per Day
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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:50 AM
The PEER Committee has released its report titled “Mississippi Department of Corrections’ FY 2020 Cost Per Inmate Day.”
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Marshall Ramsey: Breath Holding
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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:45 AM

America holds its breath due to threats from violence.
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Lottery tickets are fun, but expensive entertainment
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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:25 AM
As we draw nearer to the one-year anniversary of the onset of Covid-19, we’re steadily building a myriad of different statistics that will eventually give us the ability to review and compare a full year’s worth of data on all the different things we’ve experienced since the pandemic began.
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Mississippi Economic Council's Virtual Capital Day 2021 Draws Over 500 Leaders on Livestream
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On Tue, 01/12/2021 - 08:35 PM
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Extra Table, Mississippi fishermen partner to bring catch to families in need
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On Tue, 01/12/2021 - 04:56 PM
Today Extra Table, the nonprofit established by restaurateur Robert St.
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‘We will be prepared’: Mississippi officials discuss Capitol security ahead of possible armed protests
By Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 1,627 Reads
On Tue, 01/12/2021 - 04:52 PM
Mississippi officials said they’re aware of FBI warnings of possible armed protests at state capitols across the country and that security here is ready — although they won’t go into many details.
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Governor Tate Reeves Announces New COVID-19 Measures
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On Tue, 01/12/2021 - 04:35 PM
Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced those who are 65 years and older or if you have a pre-existing medical condition, are now eligible to make an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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EPA Administrator talks Yazoo pumps, agriculture pest control in Mississippi visit
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On Tue, 01/12/2021 - 04:25 PM
On Monday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler wrapped up his visit to Mississippi announcing a multi-million-dollar grant initiative dedicated to sustainable pest control in agriculture.
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Conservation Groups to EPA: Assault on Law, Science, and Public Voice Will Not Be Tolerated
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On Tue, 01/12/2021 - 04:15 PM
Today, a coalition of conservation organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s last-minute revocation of a Clean Water Act veto that has protected some the richest wetland and aquatic resources in the Nation since 2008.
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